Idle
Idle: /ˈaɪ.dļ/ (Adj)
1. not working or being used:
Children become too idle to go out for playing due to computer and mobile games.
The propagation of idleness in every society is a serious malady which should be overcome by spreading public activities.
Frankly speaking, I envy the idle rich who earn easy money and have an easy-peasy lifestyle.
Half these factories now stand idle.
2. [before noun] without any particular purpose:
idle chatter/gossip/speculation
3. lazy and not willing to work:
He’s a very able student, he’s just bone idle (= very lazy).
4. An idle moment or period of time is one in which there is no work or activity:
If you have an idle moment, call me.
5 without work; unemployed:
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